The Natural and the Unnatural - 4 Digital Layouts

Here are a few of my recent digital layouts for you guys!



Club Scrap: Mirror Mirror 11/08 CSDigi Sr Kit;

Uatchet in the Mirror Maze
With so many arrows to choose from, it's so easy to cut one out of a printed tag, or use the stencil shapes to cut arrows where none existed before! Layer them up, copy and paste sections of the arrows from the background print to make it overlap one of them... Add a tall and skinny photo and even borrow a natural border from the photo to help matte it! In no time you'll have the perfect layout! (Of course, if your photo also happens to be of your daughter's first adventure in a mirror maze, then things will really fall right into place!)



Private Eye CS DigiGoodies Kit 10/08;

Look! - Sebek and the Stag Beetle
Zoom in on a photo by enlarging a section of it and clipping it to fit inside the magnifying glass. Create a shaded glass overlay by duplicating the layer with the photo and using Layer Style >> Wow Plasic in Photoshop Elements.



Club Scrap: Retreat 2007 Digital Kit - PS06; Refresh 02/07 Digital Kit - PLtGreen, PTrans, Trans14, Trans18;
Fonts: CoventryGarden, Glider Girls;
Photoshop Elements 5.0: Blending Modes - Difference, Overlay; Altered Hues;



Club Scrap: Avant Garde 3/08 Digital Kit - DP; Great Outdoors 10/07 Digital Kit - Xtra66, Xtra67, Xtra68; Collections 6/06 Digital Kit - Alpha;
Adobe Photoshop Elements: Blending Mode - Multiply; Drop Shadow - Soft Edge; Altered Hues;
Personal Scan of a Tile;
Clay Sculpture by Nekhebet;

Kids At Play: 5 Layouts!

Wow, this week has been family fun catch-up time for us! I'm working on some brand new layouts to post and some domino jewelry that I just need to photograph/scan... But, for now, here are a few of my favorite layouts from the recent Club Scrap Chat PSL ALSB Scramble Challenge! These are part of that batch of 40 ALSB layouts that I made in under two days, talk about speed scrapping! You've got to love how the ALSB instructions can make you a super producer!


Club Scrap: PSL ALSB #7; Bridges 2/08 - Light Brown Print, Dark Brown Plain, Sr Stickers; Bistro 7/07 - Tangerine Plain; Wings 7/06 - Apricot Plain;
Ranger: Adirondack Ink Pads - Espresso, Ginger;

Confession time here... I was so excited to finally scrap this favorite photo that I began trimming it as soon as it printed. Yes, that meant that the ink wasn't dry and I made a big fat palm print on the photo! But, I saved it with a strategically placed matted sticker! What is that saying, there are no mistakes, only unexpected opportunities!


Club Scrap: PSL ALSB# 17; Fizz 1/08 - Dark Pink Plain, Light Pink 8.5x11 Print, White Plain, Black Tags;
Stewart Superior: Palette Ink Pad - Noir Black;
Personal Stash: Shaped Brads, Fiber;

This was Uatchet's very first ride on her very first bike! It was a huge chore to find one short enough for my very undersized twins, but what a bonus to have a "baby seat" just like on Mom & Dad's bikes!


Club Scrap: PSL ALSB #13; Be Still 9/07 - Brown Plain; Refresh 2/07 - Dark Green Plain; Surf's Up! 7/06 - CSt Light Green 8.5x11 Print, Light Green Plain, Crest o' the Wave Cut Outs; English Garden 5/04 - UM Font;
Ranger: Distress Ink - Brushed Corduroy;

I let the colors of the turtle and wooden floors dictate the color palette for this kit... and of course felt the urge to include a wave print from the Surf's Up! 7/06 kit!


Club Scrap: PSL ALSB # 20; A Study in Red 1/08 - Grey Text Weight Plain; Bistro 7/08 - Khaki Plain; Simply Beautiful 5/07 - Translucent Print, Tan Plain, Tan GTG Die Cuts; Old South 7/02 - Tea Cup 8.5x11 Print;

Who knew that sitting on your identical twin's upside down bottom would make a perfect chair? Well, it also makes for giggles and topples! Who knows what inspired Uatchet to start sitting on Nekhebet!

Anyhow, this is another example of letting the colors in the photo dictate the papers that you use! I love the faded rug that is beneath them and used it as my inspiration, choosing muted colors and floral/vintage designs.


Club Scrap: PSL ALSB #14; Hometown Retreat 2007 - Light Green Ladies Print, Dark Blue Print; Farmer's Market 10/06 - Pumpkin Plain;
Scrapbook Takeout: Tell Your Story 3/08 - 7Gypsies Rubbings Fortunes The Story;

The girls are starting to be a part of my parent's business and are learning to work the registers and even inflate balloons! I still can't believe how many mylar balloons Nekhebet inflated that first time!

5 Digital Layouts, Featuring Blending Modes in Photoshop

I've been running around a lot this week and didn't get a chance to post! (My little brother got married, my girls were in a school play, I've been meeting up with old friends, and catching up on errands that were long overdue!) I've got a big pile of layouts to scan, but here are a few newer digital pages for you all!


Club Scrap: Sparkle 12/07 Digital Kit - CS08; Refresh 2/07 - CSDrkGreen, Tran03, Xtras18;
Photoshop Elements 5.0: Altered Hues & Levels, Drop Shadows, Orange Glass Button;
Font: AquilineTwo;

This layout was created for a "scraplift" challenge and borrows from Sue C's great layout on the ClubScrapChat forum!

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The following layouts were all created using the instructions from the Club Scrap Pro-Scrapping League's free ALSB instructions and by playing with blending modes in Photoshop Elements as described in the Body & Soul 4/08 DigiRap!


Club Scrap: PSL ALSB #6; Bridges 2/08 Digital Kit: CS2, CS3, CS4, CS13, CS15, Template DT3;
Font: Zero & Zero Is;
Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0: Smart Fix; Alter Hues; Blend Mode - Multiple, Overlay;
Custom Template by me;


CS: PSL ALSB 19; Retreat 2007 Digital Kit;
Font: The King and Queen;
Blending Mode: Color Burn;
Public Domain Postcards (of my hometown);


Club Scrap: PSL ALSB #2; Sparkle 12/07 - CS13; Rhapsody 3/07 Digital Kit - CS06, Trans01, Trans05, Trans06, Trans11, Trans12, Trans15, Trans22; Centennial 2007 Digital Kit - CS05; Farmer's Market 10/06 Digital Kit - CSPBrown2, CSPPumpkin;
Homemade Template by me;
Font: Belisia Plumilla Manual;
Photoshop Elements 5.0: Layer Blending Modes - Lighten, Overlay; Layer Styles - Drop Shadows; Altered Hues & Levels;


Club Scrap: PSL ALSB #23; Generations 4/08 Digital Expansion Kit - Exp14; Centennial 2007 Digital Kit - CS01, CS12, CS14, CS15, Tran08;
Font: Dali;
Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0: Blending Modes;